Anton Chekhov by Donald Rayfield

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Anton Chekhov by Donald Rayfield

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Anton Chekhov's life was one long battle with his dependants and with the tuberculosis that was to kill him at 44. This biography strips the whitewash from his image. The result is not to denigrate him, but to show him in the full heroism of his short and prodigiously creative life.

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Anton Chekhov by Donald Rayfield

Donald Rayfield has spent over five years combing through the extensive Chekhov archives all over Russia, uncovering thousands of documents and letters from lovers, friends and family. These tell of a life far more entangled and turbulent than ever previously suspected. Chekhov's life was one long battle with his dependants and with the tuberculosis that was to kill him at 44. This biography strips the whitewash from the image of Chekhov. The result is not to denigrate him, but to show him in the full heroism of his short and prodigiously creative life at times made hell by a monstrous father, possessive sister and delinquent elder brothers. The drama of Chekhov's life has an extraordinarily rich cast of characters, and took him all over Russia and the world. There have been many biographies of Anton Chekhov before but this is the first to tell the story of his life as fully as we now realize is possible.
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ISBN 13 9780006547679
ISBN 10 0006547672
Title Anton Chekhov
Author Donald Rayfield
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher HarperCollins Publishers
Year published 1998-08-03
Number of pages 736
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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